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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30-60 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question4-122-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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